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CDUS44 KTSA 250914
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
133 AM CDT THU AUG 25 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         98    248 PM 103    1922  91      7       95       
  MINIMUM         73    649 AM  45    1891  69      4       73       
  AVERAGE         86                        80      6       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.60                      1.91  -0.31     0.98    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.73                      9.38  -2.65    16.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.54                     27.48  -5.94    34.00    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        15      6       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  476                       396     80      285       
  SINCE JUN 1   1437                      1280    157     1076       
  SINCE JAN 1   1661                      1488    173     1398       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       104      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        52      1891                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 25 2005........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
AUGUST 26 2005........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN 

                   OBSERVED      24 HOUR     24 HOUR
                    VALUE        CHANGE      FORECAST

 STAGE (FEET) 
  THIS MORNING  19.9         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        18800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT